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On the 13th July 2019, 60 triumphant riders arrived in Cardiff having completed a three-day, 348km ride from North to South Wales. The cycle has raised a superb £60k so far for GroceryAid which will allow the charity to provide 70 crisis grants for working colleagues in the months to come.
On 4th July, Barcode Festival 2019 surpassed last year’s event with 2,200 grocery colleagues enjoying over 10,000 cocktails, 12,000 portions of street food and three headline acts in Jessie J, Basement Jaxx and Nick Grimshaw on the Skittles Stage.
An impressive £110k was raised for GroceryAid at the President’s Golf Day on Thursday 27th June. Around 120 golfers representing an array of companies from the grocery industry supported the event that took place at the Buckinghamshire Golf Club, and enjoyed beautiful sunshine throughout.
The launch of GroceryAid’s 2019 Impact Report once again shows an increase in the number of people receiving support from the charity. GroceryAid helped 15,784 people in need last year, an 8% increase overall.
The new service, which is funded by the Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust, aims to provide professional counselling support to grocery colleagues in the aftermath of an accident, robbery or assault in the workplace.
It is estimated that there are more than 250,000 colleagues in the grocery industry currently juggling caring responsibilities with work and GroceryAid has a tailored programme to help relieve some of the stresses this may cause.
The event, held in aid of industry charity GroceryAid, was hosted by Jennifer Saunders and raised £272,510 on the night.
